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1 Abbey Gardens Pontefract

06/99/70067Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 12 May 2006

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Raising of roof height to facilitate loft conversion

Received
17 March 2006
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pontefract North
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target12 May
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 1 Abbey Gardens Pontefract. Wakefield has handled 3,736 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Pontefract North.

93% of full applications at Wakefield Metropolitan District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pontefract

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2006
Consultation expiry
21 April 2006
Consultation end
13 April 2006
Neighbour consultation start
5 June 2006
Neighbour consultation end
13 April 2006
Last date for comments
13 April 2006
Target decision date
12 May 2006

Applicant and agent

Agent address
96 Top Row Darton Barnsley S75 5JQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 March 2006
Advertisement expiry
17 April 2006
Site notice start
31 March 2006
Site notice end
21 April 2006

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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